East County:Route 8 South to Titusville. In Titusville, take Route 27 to Pleasantville. At the light in Pleasantville, go straight, picking up Route 36. Stay on Route 36 through Tionesta, heading towards Leeper. At the light in Leeper (Sawmill Restaurant on the left), turn left on Route 66 North. Go 11 miles on Route 66 to the town of Marienville. Once in Marienville, you will see Shoup’s True Value on the left side. South Forest Road is the very next right hand turn. Take South Forest to the right (it will eventually turn into Loleta Road). We are 2.5 miles from that turn, on the right hand side (no matter what your GPS says!)
Center City or West County:Take either 19 (Peach Street), or 97 (State Street) south to Waterford. Stay on 97 to head to Union City. Turn right on Route 8 in Union City, heading for Centerville and Titusville. Follow the directions for “East County” above, picking up in Titusville.
Take I-80 East to the Shippenville Exit (Exit #60). Turn right to take 66 North. Take 66 North 26 miles to Marienville. Once in Marienville, you will see Shoup’s True Value on the left hand side. South Forest Road is the very next right hand turn. Take South Forest to the right (it will eventually turn into Loleta Road). We are 2.5 miles from that turn, on the right hand side (no matter what your GPS says!)
From Route 28:Take Route 28 north to Brookville. In Brookville, Route 28 goes to the right …. do not take that! Instead, go straight, picking up Route 36 North. Take 36 North about 8 miles to Route 899 (Do not turn right at Sigel, even if GPS tells you to….it is a back road with a bridge out) (Indian Trading Post is on your right at 899 turn). Turn right onto Route 899, and take it all the way to Route 66. Turn right onto Route 66 (North) to the town of Marienville (about 1 mile). Once in Marienville, you will see Shoup’s True Value on the left hand side. South Forest is the very next right hand turn after that. Turn right on South Forest (it will eventually turn into Loleta Road). We are 2.5 miles from the turn onto South Forest, on the right hand side (no matter what your GPS says!)
From I-79:Take I-79 North to I-80 East. Take I-80 East to the Shippenville Exit (Exit #60). Turn right to take 66 North. Take 66 North 26 miles to Marienville. Once in Marienville, you will see Shoup’s True Value on your left hand side. South Forest Road is the very next right hand turn. Take South Forest Road to the right (it will eventually turn into Loleta Road). We are 2.5 miles from that turn, on the right hand side (no matter what your GPS says!)
FROM THE EAST (Buffalo via Bradford): Take 219 South from Orchard Park all the way to I-86 East (Southern Tier Expressway toward Olean). Take the US 219 South Exit (Exit #23) toward Limestone/Bradford, PA. Turn right onto US-219 South. Take 219 south 29 miles. Turn slight right onto US-6 – drive approximately 8 miles. Turn left onto South Fraley Street (PA 66). Drive approximately 24 miles to Marienville. Once in Marienville, turn left on South Forest Road at the Bucktail Hotel …. this is a confusing “wagon wheel” intersection …. make sure the Bucktail is on your left and the Kelly Hotel is on your right. If you see the library on your right, you turned one “spoke” too early and are on the wrong road… We are 2.5 miles from the turn on South Forest, which eventually turns into Loleta Road. We are on the right hand side …. resist the urge to follow your GPS if it tells you to keep going!